Famous Deaths In 1848

Jan 05 Ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.

Jan 09 On this day in history death of caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (b. 1750)

Jan 20 Christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786) died on this day in history.

Feb 15 On this day in history death of hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771)

Feb 20 [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of Neth/gen-maj, dies at 29 in the year 1848.

Feb 23 John Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80 on this day in history.

Mar 03 On this day in history heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies

Mar 20 On this day in history abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27

Mar 29 John Jacob Astor, charted American Fur Company, dies at 84 on this day in history.

Apr 08 On this day in history domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, Italian composer, dies at 50

Apr 10 In the year 1848 godert AGP baron van Capellen, gove-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 69

Apr 24 Francois van Campenhout, Belgian composer (Brabanconne), dies at 69 on this day in history.

Apr 30 On this day in history friedrich Freiherr Gagern, German/Dutch army commandant, dies at 53

May 11 Tom Cribb, English boxer (b. 1781) died on this day in history.

May 18 In the year 1848 william A Leidesdorf, black, dies at 38 in SF

May 25 Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German writer (b. 1797) died on this day in history.

May 31 On this day in history death of eugénie de Guérin, French writer (b. 1805)

Jun 27 Denis-Auguste Affre, archbsp of Paris (1840-48), shot to death at 54 died on this day in history.

Jul 04 Francois Rene de Chateaubriand, French novelist (Atala)/diplomat, dies on this day in history.

Jul 22 Karl Guhr, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1848.

Aug 06 In the year 1848 nicola Vaccai, Italian composer, dies at 58

Aug 07 Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist (b. 1779) died in the year 1848.

Aug 09 Frederick Marryat, English captain/author (Mr Midshipman Easy), dies on this day in history.

Aug 12 On this day in history george Stephenson, locomotive engineer, dies

Aug 15 Timothy Olmstead, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.

Sep 11 In the year 1848 henri-Philippe Gerard, composer, dies at 87

Oct 04 On this day in history louis Massonneau, composer, dies at 82

Oct 05 On this day in history death of joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (b. 1781)

Oct 26 Vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies on this day in history.

Oct 27 Alexander Egorovich Varlamov, composer, dies at 46 in the year 1848.

Nov 09 Robert Blum, German MP (Liberal), executed died in the year 1848.

Nov 10 In the year 1848 death of christian VIII of Denmark, King of Denmark (b. 1786)

Nov 15 P Rossi, Italian, murdered died on this day in history.

Nov 17 On this day in history jozef B "Olim" Cannaert, Flemish lawyer, dies

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Jan 01 In the year 1848 birth of john Goff, Irish lawyer (d. 1924)

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913)

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet

Jan 09 In the year 1848 birth of princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926)

Jan 18 Ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925) was born in the year 1848.

Jan 19 On this day in history birth of john F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (d. 1904)

Jan 21 Henri Duparc, French composer was born on this day in history.

Jan 22 On this day in history birth of samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages)